Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Our growing visual archive of the SPFHS music program

Anjaria Photography: Halftime Show - November 7 &emdash; DSC_3092We've just added several more galleries of photos from the 2015 SPFHS Marching Band season. Scroll through the posts below to find them, or go to our index of photo albums.

This web site now proudly features well over 100 galleries of photos of Scotch Plains-Fanwood student musicians at performances in auditoriums, on football fields and at other venues during the past nine years. We also have links to videos in many cases.

While the past few months have been dominated by marching band, we also have many albums of pictures from instrumental and choral concerts, parades, music department trips and other performances by our student musicians.

PLEASE REMEMBER: This site depends on the friends and families of SPFHS musicians to provide photos. If you take photos or shoot video of student performances, please share them! Just e-mail Dan Murphy with images or links to your online albums or videos. Help us keep this archive growing!


Click here to see our photo collection. Click here for videos. To submit photos or videos, click here to e-mail Dan.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Marching Band concludes 2015 season at Nationals

-- Updated 11/11 with many more photos --

Director Durand Thomas reacts to the SPFHS Marching Band's performance at Nationals

The SPFHS Marching Band and Color Guard concluded its 2015 season with another great performance of "Chance Love: Tales Beneath a Persian Moon" at the USBands National Open Class Championships, held Nov. 7 at MetLife Stadium.

Anjaria Photography: USBands National Championship - November 7 &emdash; DSC_3411

We have two batches of photos from this event. Band parent Dev Anjaria shares a large gallery that includes shots of the band and guard warming up outside the stadium, of the chaparones and pit crew members at work, and of the students performing at the top of their game. Some images show the band filling the field from goal to goal, while others give close-up views of small groups of players. Click here or on the images above and below to view that album.

Anjaria Photography: USBands National Championship - November 7 &emdash; DSC_3469

Alumni parent Dan Murphy also took photos of the show, showing a different viewing angle and capturing some different moments as the students clearly enjoyed the results of their hard work. Click here or on the slideshow below to view.




Click here to see our photo collection. Click here for videos. To submit photos or videos, click here to e-mail Dan.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Marching Band plays at season's final football game

Anjaria Photography: Halftime Show - November 7 &emdash; DSC_3241

The SPFHS Marching Band put on its last halftime show of the season during the Raider's final home game Nov. 7. Dev Anjaria shares another great set of photos of the marchers.

Anjaria Photography: Halftime Show - November 7 &emdash; DSC_3117

Anjaria Photography: Halftime Show - November 7 &emdash; DSC_2917
The 2015 Drum Majors


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Marching Band Senior Recognition - Photos

Anjaria Photography: Senior Appreciation - November 7 &emdash; DSC_2900

Saturday Nov. 7 was Senior Recognition Day at Perry Tyson Field. Before the final football game of the season, senior members of the SPFHS Marching Band were introduced on the field, accompanied by family members. Dev Anjaria took photographs and shares them here.

Anjaria Photography: Senior Appreciation - November 7 &emdash; DSC_2834


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Marching Band Halftime Show 11/7/2015 - Video

Nearing the end of their season, the Raiders Marching Band performed at halftime on Senior Recognition Day at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Here's a video taken from the stands.



The band and color guard were headed that night to MetLife Stadium for the USSBA Nationals competition, the culmination of their competition season.


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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Marching Band's great show at State Finals - Photos

Updated 11/4 with many more photos


Anjaria Photography: State Competition at Rutgers Stadium - October 31 &emdash; DSC_2650
Photo by Dev Anjaria

The SPFHS Marching Band put on a terrific performance at the USBands New Jersey State Championship on Oct. 31 at Rutgers University.

Photo by Dan Murphy

The Raiders received their highest score of the season to date to place second in Group 6-Open, with the caption award for best percussion. They also won the event's "Award of Excellence" presented by the Cadets.

Photo by Dan Murphy

We have TWO photo galleries from this event:

Here are photos by Dan Murphy, mostly wide shots of large groups of musicians.



Click here or on the image below for photos by Dev Anjaria, including closer views of band and color guard members.

Anjaria Photography: State Competition at Rutgers Stadium - October 31 &emdash; DSC_2507

We also have video of the performance - check it out!


Click here to see our photo collection. Click here for videos. To submit photos or videos, click here to e-mail Dan.